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    Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism
    Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism
    Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism
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    Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism

    By Meaghan Katrak Harris

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    Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism is a collection of memoir-based essays set against the sociopolitical background of Australian society.

    In these essays-written with clarity and compassion by Meaghan Katrak Harris-you'll explore the intersectionality of Australian culture, classism, racism and identity as the autho

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherthe kind press
    Release dateDec 7, 2021
    ISBN9780645262629
    Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism
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    Meaghan Katrak Harris

    Meaghan Katrak Harris is a social worker, academic, consultant and writer. She has a long and diverse social- work background. This includes extensive experience and commitment to working alongside First Nations Peoples, families and communities. When not writing, Meaghan lectures and researches in social work at the University of Sydney and works in private practice across social-work supervision, individual, group work and organisational change. Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism is her first creative non-fiction book.

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